Why choose Acal BFi?

Our design-led approach

Custom manufacturing

We offer custom, cost-effective solutions to help you fulfil your project. With our wealth of technology expertise, we can provide expert technical support and guidance at every stage of your design.

Working closely with world-leading suppliers, we act as your design partner, working with you on your design challenges and helping you make informed product decisions that are most suitable for your application.

Our team of technical experts will be able to guide you through the design process, product options and selection, technology integration and manufacturing, including prototyping and production samples.

If you just need products for your production requirements, we can also support your bill of material needs.

discoverIE Group plc overview

A complete service

With our complete service approach we work with you throughout your project.

Acal BFi – a discoverIE Group plc company

Across Europe, Acal BFi are the custom supply sales company for the extensive range of custom and standard products available from the discoverIE Group plc companies. Through discoverIE Group plc, we and our customers have access to specialist and engineering teams across a range of high technology areas.

Our design-led approach

Our unique approach guides you through the design process from product selection and technology integration to solving design challenges. Using our expert staff and partnering with carefully selected and trusted suppliers, we provide a cost-effective solution that is right for you.

In-house experts who understand your requirements

Expert technical sales force and field application engineers

Many years of experience

Dedicated design engineers who work with your development team

Up to date with the latest technical and application developments

Fully custom and application-specific designs, developed in collaboration with you

Vendor-neutral recommendations

We work with the leading suppliers in their field to ensure we have the most innovative range in the market so we can offer you the most suitable product for your application or design, regardless of supplier.

Access to an extensive range of products and technologies

We offer products and technology expertise across 12 specialist areas. Customers use our design-led expertise and expert consultation services to find the best technology solutions for their design, prototype and production needs. Our technology areas include:

Custom manufacturing

Whether we have produced your design for you or you have done this separately, we can provide manufacturing, supply chain and quality management services for your project.

We offer:

low-volume production (from one piece or for one-off projects)

mass production (including quality assurance, production planning and safety stock)

rapid prototyping, and

after-sales support (including obsolescence management if required).

Our manufacturing centres are approved to ISO9001:2015 CECC and IECQ standards. For more details see our Quality policy information.

Supply chain and quality management services

Our design matches your end product and its environment as well as your processes. Our packaging, including documentation and labelling is matched with your assembling technology. We choose the best manufacturing site globally, depending on size, weight, volume, cost considerations and delivery area. Our warehouse capabilities include stock profiles, safety stocks, consignment stocks, shipping on demand, drop shipments, and just in time.

Final quality checks are managed by our central quality department. We are your direct partner for quality assurance agreements, audits and complaint management, and take full responsibility for each delivery independent of the production site. Testing is carried out in our own lab using modern semi-automatic equipment. In addition to standard defined parameter tests, we also offer other examinations on request.

To ensure the highest quality level of production and conformity with required standards (ISO, RoHS, REACH, UL), our central quality management team provide full support and perform audits at our production sites.

An international manufacturing capability

discoverIE Group plc own a network of production plants across Europe and Asia. Typically prototypes, samples and low-volume requirements are produced in-house. High volume production is done by specialist manufacturing partners, who have implemented European measures of process stability, product quality and general management. We can find the best way to produce your project.